Pulaski, TN is a small town located in Giles County and has a long history of politics. The current political landscape is composed of the Giles County Mayor Joe Stephens, the county commission, and the local legislature who all work together to ensure that Pulaski remains a vibrant community. There are also several other local politicians, such as state representatives, city council members and school board members who are working hard to make sure that Pulaski continues to thrive. All of these elected officials serve their constituents in order to provide the best possible services for their citizens. Local elections are held every two years for the positions mentioned above and everyone is encouraged to participate in their democracy by voting and being informed about issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Pulaski, TN is moderately conservative.
Giles County, TN is very conservative. In Giles County, TN 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Giles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 25.0%.
Giles county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pulaski, TN is moderately conservative.
Giles County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Tennessee is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Pulaski, Tennessee: D r R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Pulaski, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 972 contributions totaling $61,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $134,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)